In 2014, Russia “annexed” Crimea, a part of Ukraine, a former Soviet republic. Subsequently pro-Russian forces invaded eastern Ukraine. The Obama Administration led a unanimous Europe in condemning these actions, forced Russia out of the bloc of leading economic nations and imposed thefirst of...
annexed the crimea region of ukraine in a move widely condemned by the international community. at about the same time, russia fomented dissension in the donbas area of eastern ukraine, backing a separatist movement in the regions of donetsk and luhansk that resulted in armed conflict. the ...
“This is, I think, the first step for the future deliberation of Crimea,” Poroshenko said in an MSNBC interview. It is unclear whether Poroshenko, who spoke English with a thick accent, may have meant to say “liberation” instead of “deliberation.” “Because the bases for this flagsh...
Apple Maps now indicates that Crimea is part of Ukraine. That shouldn’t be a surprise … it is. But the app reportedly showed the peninsula as part of no country in the wake of the 2014 Russian invasion and subsequent occupation.
Pressed on whether sanctions will work to deter Russia from invading, the president offered a distinction between an invasion and an incursion, appearing to infer that a smaller incursion would not prompt massive sanctions.
Since Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, the UK has had a list of hundreds of Russians who are the target of sanctions. But since the invasion on 24 February, the following key names have been added: • Denis Bortnikov • Kirill Shamalov ...
In 2014 Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine and annexed the predominantly ethnically Russian territory, and I am sure Putin’s great regret is that at the same time he didn’t make a play for all of Ukraine, which would have been his for the asking. ...
Vladimir Putin immediately invaded the Crimea, arranged a snap plebicite, under the guns of Russian soldiers, and on 16 March 2014 obtained a vote for the area to join Russia. The Führer could not have done it more neatly. The irresolution, dithering, and platitudes of the United States,...
eastern Ukraine call the capture of the Luhansk region, which happened last weekend, a "liberation" although Russia is widely seen as using a rationale of "protecting" the breakaway separatist areas, which were founded in 2014 as Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, as an excuse for invading ...
“The U.S. and Ukraine today mark the 8th anniversary of Russia’s 2014 invasion and seizure of Crimea, a prior example of disregard for international law and Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We reaffirm that Crimea is Ukraine and stand #UnitedWithUkraine,” Blinken tweeted. ...